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Project

Systems for electromagnetic entomology
Code
01CD16224
Duration
28 December 2024 → 09 September 2025
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Invertebrate biology
  • Engineering and technology
    • Antennas and propagation
    • Microwave and millimetre wave technology
    • Electromagnetism and antenna technology
    • Electronic circuit and system reliability
Keywords
insects RF-EMF exposure millimeter waves near field Radio-frequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) 5G
 
Project description
 Insects, due to their size, absorb more power from radio-frequency electromagnetic fields, when they are operating in the mm-wave spectrum. This can harm the already declining insect populations. Likewise, insects can affect mm-wave antennas’ performance. In this research, the interaction between insects and 5G antennas is characterized numerically and experimentally.